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Title: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: haydnw on March 02, 2007, 09:12:10 pm: Hi,

My brother and I have just started bouldering, and are currently climbing V0 - V2 routes which (understandably) seems to be limiting our options a bit for locations with a decent number of problems. I was just wondering if anyone can suggest anywhere in the Peaks that might have a proliferation of lower-grade problems, and/or any suitable guide(s) which may be available for the area?

Cheers!
Haydn
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: Johnny Brown on March 02, 2007, 09:17:25 pm: It depends where you are based, but I'd say go to Burbage armed with the latest BMC burbage guide. The Peak district: bouldering guide is also very good, but has a slightly harder emphasis.
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: GCW on March 02, 2007, 09:20:21 pm: You should still be able to get hold of a copy of the RockFax Peak Bouldering guide. Ignore the B-grades.
Or just go out and try some stuff. Burbage South (sorry, Bizzle Shizzle or whatever) boulders are definitely worth a look. Go out, have fun.
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: Will Hunt on March 03, 2007, 05:23:13 pm: If your passing then go to Ramshaw and do Shark's Fin. Its about HS (predates bouldering grades) but is about V0. Its nice.
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: Somebody's Fool on March 03, 2007, 05:35:13 pm: Or instead of walking ten minutes for one problem, go to the Roaches.

I started bouldering there without a guide and used to have a whale of a time. A bit of exploring will throw up many superb problems in your grade range. There's all sorts of boulders that guide writers don't deem to be worthy of a write up, yet provide excellent sport for beginners. I'm welling up just thinking about it.
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: haydnw on March 14, 2007, 08:27:58 am: Thanks very much for all the responses (sorry it's taken me so long to reply!). The Roaches seems like a good starting place as it's halfway between my house and my brother's! :)
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: Jim on March 14, 2007, 02:41:13 pm: the roaches, burbage south or cratcliff tor are all good places to go when your just starting out
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: haydnw on March 15, 2007, 03:12:58 pm: Just got back from the Roaches, it was ace ;D Thanks all.
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: AndiT on March 15, 2007, 04:39:47 pm: Damn right! There's a load of problems described in your grade range in the BMC Roaches guide i.e Peace of Mind Boulders, Lower Tier + Upper Tier Boulders. When you've exhausted them, Doxey's Pool and Skyline Boulders are also a great place to visit with loads to go at. There is a guide called 'High Over Buxton' too which you might get from Jo Royle in Buxton, this covers a load of esoteric areas too in the Three Shires Head region, and if the Limestone sections are avoided, is actualy worth having.

Get to it!
Title: Re: Easy Peak District bouldering / a guide
Post by: haydnw on March 16, 2007, 11:56:44 pm: Quote from: AndiT on March 15, 2007, 04:39:47 pm
Get to it!
I'm doing my best - went to Burbage South today and had a nice play around there too. :) Will have a look at the other books you mentioned, cheers.